Around 60,000 more kids will qualify under law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Tuesday

Deptford’s controversial policy would mean alternative meals or no food at all for some children

Some lawmakers hope for phase-in by 2028

Some advocates urge free school meals for all students

Students from working-class and middle-income families can be eligible

Advocates concerned as pandemic-related free school meal program ends

Pilot program is being tested in Bridgeton and Camden. Newark is next up

What’s also in short supply — funding to pay for rising food costs

Lawmakers in both houses of the state Legislature on Thursday took up issues that have recently made headlines: school lunch programs that impose penalties on ...

The Cherry Hill School District’s policy on school lunch debt sparked a national conversation and helped to motivate a number of bills in Trenton.

Terra Meierdierck works with schools to integrate school gardens and composting programs that teach kids about growing and using locally-sourced food and improve the school ...